If Monte Vista was riding high fresh off their 73-45 takedown of Sargent last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Monte Vista Pirates fell 76-65 to the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pirates of the 66-51 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2020.
Monte Vista's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Azariah Hurtado, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards, and Alex Marquez, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 21 points. That was a full 33.8% of Monte Vista's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kobe Jiron also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Montezuma-Cortez was led to victory by Trey Hall and Tay Wheat. Hall dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Wheat went 8 for 14 en route to 21 points and five steals. Wheat's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Asher Bennetts was another key player, putting up four points and six boards.
Monte Vista has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season. As for Montezuma-Cortez, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Monte Vista has already played their next contest, a 63-48 defeat against Ignacio on the 1st. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-54 victory against Bayfield on the 1st.
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